SAYLA has a variety of membership options for its prospective members! Are you a law student? Have you been licensed for 12 years or less? Do you no longer meet the definition of 'young lawyer' but still want to support our organization? Then there's a membership option for you!

As of Bar Year 2023-2024, there are four levels of SAYLA membership: Regular, Affiliate, Associate, and Law Student. Below is a detailed description of each membership type, including the annual cost. Using our online portal to join SAYLA (or renew your membership) is highly preferred, but if you need to use on off-line form, you may download that form HERE. 

  *A membership year runs from June 1 to May 31*

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Regular

(Texas Attorneys, working or residing in Bexar County or its contiguous counties, licensed for 12 years or less)

• You are licensed to practice law in Texas; and
• You reside in or have your principal office in Bexar County, Texas, or a surrounding county (Atascosa, Bandera, Comal, Guadalupe, Kendall, Medina, and Wilson); and
• You have been licensed to practice law for twelve (12) years or less at the beginning of each fiscal year beginning June 1. 

Regular Member cost per year: $60.00

**Discounted Rates for Select Regular Members:

**Solo Practitioner cost per year: $35.00

**Government or Non-Profit Entity Attorney Cost per year: $35.00

• Any member of the legal profession who has been admitted to the practice of law in any state or territory of the United States, or the District of Columbia, serving on active duty with the Armed Forces, or who has been admitted to the practice of law in a foreign country who has been licensed to practice law for 12 years or less on June 1st of any year, shall be eligible for Affiliate Membership for the fiscal year beginning June 1st, upon payment of the dues prescribed by these By-Laws. Such Affiliate Membership shall include the right to vote, but not to hold office. 

Affiliate Member cost per year: $60.00

• Any person enrolled as a law student of a law school accredited or approved by the American Bar Association; any graduate of a law school accredited or approved by the American Bar Association who is preparing to take the next, or has taken the last, Texas Bar Examination administered by the Texas Board of Law Examiners, shall be eligible for Law Student Membership upon payment of the dues prescribed by these By-Laws. Such Associate Membership shall not include the right to vote or hold office.  In addition, if you are currently awaiting bar results, you are eligible for a membership and such membership shall not include the right to vote or hold office.

Law Student - One-year membership cost: $25.00

Law Student - Three-year membership cost: One-time fee of $50.00

Law Student - Four-year membership cost: One-time fee of $50.00 (applicable to night program students)

• Any individual who would qualify as a regular or affiliate member of the Association except for the fact that such individual has been licensed for over 12 years on June 1st of any year; any person who has a direct affiliation with a law firm or provider of legal services; any student currently enrolled in an institution of post-secondary education who studies, is interested in, or is currently or planning to pursue a career in the legal profession; and such other individual(s) as may be approved by a majority vote of the Board of Directors from time to time.  Such Associate Membership shall not include the right to vote or hold office.

Associate Membership cost per year: $60.00

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